Chapter 9. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities.

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Chapter 9. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities

Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults2 Problems Faced by Adolescents with LD Severe deficits in basic academic skills Below average performance in content area courses Deficits in work- related skills Passive academic involvement Lack of motivation

Placements of Students with LD, Ages 12-18

Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults4 Transition Plan Beginning at age Current levels of performance 2. Interests and aptitude 3. Post-school goals 4. Transition activities 5. Designate responsible persons 6. Review

5 The Power of Learning Strategies If you give a starving man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you teach the man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. how to learn If you teach an adolescent with learning disabilities a fact, you help the student for the moment. Burt if teach this student how to learn, you help the student for a lifetime.

Center for Research on Larning. University of Kansas6 Steps for Teaching a Learning Strategy 1. Teacher pretests students and obtains a commitment 2. Teacher describes the learning strategy 3. Teacher models the strategy 4. Students verbally practice the strategy 5. Students have controlled practice and feedback 6. Students have advanced practice and feedback 7. Teacher post-tests students and obtains a commitment 8. Students generalize the learning strategy

Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults7 Accommodations for College Students (1) Extending time to complete program Adaptive method of instruction Substituting alternative course for required course Modifying or substituting for the foreign language requirement

Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults8 Accommodations for College Students (2) Allow for part-time study Modify exam procedures Provide audiotapes of student textbooks Provide note-takers to help students with lectures Offer counseling services Obtain books on tape